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Valorous Gauntlets
Item Level 25Binds when equipped
HandsArmor
13 Armor
+9 Strength or Intellect
+8 Stamina
Requires Level 18
Sell price: 15 gold55 silver
Current price
9,185 gold79 silver
Valorous Gauntlets Price History on Anubarak
Anubarak Auction HouseSupply & Availability
Anubarak Auction House2Units listed
2Sellers
9,185 gold79 silverCheapest now
Thin supply
On Valorous Gauntlets's most active realm, the lowest Auction House listing has typically been around 1,082 gold99 silver across its tracked history (Sep 2022 to Jun 2026), ranging from 12 gold61 silver to 28,535 gold72 silver. About 2 were available in the latest snapshot.
The current lowest price is 748% above typical, against a All-Time typical of 1,082 gold99 silver.
Background
First seen in build 1.15.9.68940 (Classic).
In Classic Era it is item level 47, requires level 42 and sells to vendors for 39s 1c. In MoP Classic it is item level 47, requires level 42 and sells to vendors for 68s 67c.
| Version | Item level | Required level | Quality | Binding | Sells for |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Retail (Midnight) | 25 | 18 | Uncommon | Binds when equipped | 15g 55s 66c |
| WoW Forever | 25 | 18 | Uncommon | - | - |
| Classic Era | 47 | 42 | Uncommon | Binds when equipped | 39s 1c |
| MoP Classic | 47 | 42 | Uncommon | Binds when equipped | 68s 67c |
Appearance
In the Appearances collection, Valorous Gauntlets is listed as World Drop. Appearance ID: 2684. No other item uses this appearance, so it is unique to Valorous Gauntlets.
Read from the World of Warcraft client build files.
Who It Suits
Plate is the armor type Death Knight, Paladin and Warrior wear. With Strength or Intellect, Valorous Gauntlets suits Arms, Fury and Protection Warrior; Holy, Protection and Retribution Paladin; Blood, Frost and Unholy Death Knight.
Similar Items
The 10 items nearest to Valorous Gauntlets (item level 25) in item level among Armor > Plate, Hands slot, from item level 24 to 27.
| Item | Item Level | Requires Level | Stats | Lowest Listed Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Valorous Gauntlets (this item) | 25 | 18 | +9 Strength or Intellect, +8 Stamina. World Drop | 20 gold on 45 realms |
 Jade Gauntlets | 25 | 19 | +5 Strength or Intellect, +8 Stamina. World Drop | 385 gold on 46 realms |
 Bloodforged Gauntlets | 25 | 18 | +5 Strength or Intellect, +8 Stamina. World Drop | 213 gold on 51 realms |
 Sunscale Gauntlets | 26 | 20 | +5 Strength or Intellect, +8 Stamina, +3 Critical Strike. World Drop | 20 gold on 60 realms |
 Heavy Mithril Gauntlet | 24 | 17 | +8 Stamina, +4 Versatility. Crafted with Classic Blacksmithing | 10 gold on 43 realms |
 Chromite Gauntlets | 24 | 17 | +5 Strength or Intellect, +8 Stamina. World Drop | 199 gold on 45 realms |
| Tyrant's Gauntlets | 24 | 17 | +8 Strength or Intellect, +4 Haste. World Drop | 100 gold on 53 realms |
| Brutish Gauntlets | 24 | 17 | +5 Strength or Intellect, +8 Stamina. World Drop | 113 gold on 56 realms |
| Grunt's Plate Gloves | 26 | 20 | Vendor | 20 gold on 49 realms |
 Stormgale Fists | 24 | 17 | +6 Strength or Intellect, +8 Stamina, +6 Critical Strike. World Drop | 1,755 gold on 46 realms |
| Lofty Gauntlets | 27 | 21 | +5 Strength or Intellect, +8 Stamina. World Drop | 22 gold on 44 realms |
Lofty Gauntlets has the highest item level here (27). The lowest listed price among them is Heavy Mithril Gauntlet at 10 gold in the US Auction House.
Next item levels up from Valorous Gauntlets among Armor > Plate, Hands slot: Gauntlets of the Iron Tower (item level 31), Steelgrip Gauntlets (item level 31), Reaver Gloves (item level 31), Cobalt Gauntlets (item level 32) and Sunblessed Gauntlets (item level 34).
Nearest lower item levels below Valorous Gauntlets among Armor > Plate, Hands slot: Dagmire Gloves (item level 14).
Built from the World of Warcraft client build files and recorded Auction House snapshots.
Items That Share Valorous Gauntlets's Icon
Valorous Gauntlets uses icon file 132963, which 212 other items also use. The 8 closest by item ID:
- Platemail Gloves ID 8091 · Armor - Plate · item level 26
- Truesilver Gauntlets ID 7938 · Armor - Plate · item level 24
- Champion's Gauntlets ID 7541 · Armor - Mail · item level 24
- Golden Scale Gauntlets ID 9366 · Armor - Mail · item level 22
- Granite Grips ID 9656 · Armor - Plate · item level 25
- Lord's Gauntlets ID 10080 · Armor - Mail · item level 26
- Templar Gauntlets ID 10165 · Armor - Plate · item level 28
- Unfired Plate Gauntlets ID 12812 · Quest · item level 25
Items Numbered Next to Valorous Gauntlets
Blizzard numbers items as they are created, so the named items next to ID 8276 (8271 to 8281) were usually added in the same batch as Valorous Gauntlets: the same quest line, zone, vendor or reward set.
Ebonhold Leggings ID 8271 · Armor - Mail · item level 28
Ebonhold Shoulderpads ID 8272 · Armor - Mail · item level 27
Valorous Wristguards ID 8273 · Armor - Plate · item level 24
Valorous Chestguard ID 8274 · Armor - Plate · item level 26
Ebonhold Buckler ID 8275 · Armor - Shield · item level 28
Valorous Girdle ID 8277 · Armor - Plate · item level 24
Valorous Greaves ID 8278 · Armor - Plate · item level 25
Valorous Helm ID 8279 · Armor - Plate · item level 25
Valorous Legguards ID 8280 · Armor - Plate · item level 25
Valorous Pauldrons ID 8281 · Armor - Plate · item level 25
Valorous Gauntlets Client Record
The raw ItemSparse values for item 8276 in the current client build.
- Vendor buy price
- 77 gold78 silver
- Vendor sell price
- 15 gold55 silver
- Material
- Plate
- Equip slot
- Hands
- Flags
- 0 / 8192 / 0 / 0 / 0
Read from the World of Warcraft client build files: Item, ItemSparse, Lock, Holidays, AreaTable and CollectableSourceVendor.
Valorous Gauntlets in WoW Classic and World of Warcraft: Forever
Valorous Gauntlets is in the Classic Era game data, the era World of Warcraft: Forever is built on. Blizzard describes Forever as vanilla World of Warcraft plussed up: its story sits in year one, characters level to 60 and stay there, and it launches November 4, 2026. Blizzard has not said which vanilla items appear in Forever, so nothing here is a Forever claim; it is the Classic Era record for Valorous Gauntlets next to the live retail market on this page.
- Is Valorous Gauntlets in World of Warcraft: Forever?
- Not confirmed. Blizzard has not published Forever's item list. Valorous Gauntlets is a Classic Era item and Forever is built on vanilla World of Warcraft with its story set in year one and a level 60 cap, so this page tracks it. Forever launches November 4, 2026.
- What level is Valorous Gauntlets in WoW Classic?
- In Classic Era, Valorous Gauntlets is Uncommon quality, item level 47 and requires level 42.
- What does Valorous Gauntlets sell for to a vendor in Classic?
- A vendor pays 39s 1c for one Valorous Gauntlets in Classic Era.
- What slot is Valorous Gauntlets in WoW Classic?
- Valorous Gauntlets is a Hands Plate in Classic Era; it binds when equipped.
- How much is Valorous Gauntlets on the auction house right now?
- 9,185g 79s on Anubarak, on live retail servers, from the latest Blizzard auction house snapshot. Blizzard publishes no Classic Era auction house feed, and Forever has not launched, so those two have no price here yet.
Read next: World of Warcraft: Forever is Classic+, launching November 4 · Forever's class revamps and new race and class combinations · Classic Era page for Valorous Gauntlets
WoW Forever: what our data shows
- Sighted in the WoW Forever beta client
- Build 1.60.1.70532, read from the beta game data we hold
- Also in the Classic Era client
- Yes - this item is in the Classic Era client's data too
- Appearances in the beta client
- 1 recorded look
A sighting in the beta client is a fact from our own database; the launch roster is Blizzard’s to finalize. World of Warcraft: Forever launches November 4, 2026. World of Warcraft: Forever is Classic+, launching November 4